2 h. ago Britain to freeze for several weeks as Met Office rules on imminent frost threat

Brits are set to face a sudden, freezing drop in temperature after much of the country was battered by Storm Claudia, with some regions set to face snowfall

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3 h. ago Heartbreak of pals who dropped best friend at home and then never saw him again

Zacharias Atkinson, known as Puddy, was killed following an accident at work in December 2018

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3 h. ago Oti Mabuse’s weight loss transformation after 'toughest but most beautiful' experience

Oti Mabuse has showcased her impressive weight loss as she said she feels 'stronger, healthier, and more alive' after setting goals and dropped from a size 18 to a size 10

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3 h. ago Met Office warn Arctic blast on the way as temperatures drop to

Meteorologist Dan Holley said: "High pressure to the north west will drive a cold northerly flow from the Arctic across the UK."

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3 h. ago Close pal of Michael Jackson says new film is 'whitewashing' child sex abuse claims

Matt Fiddes - a former bodyguard of the King of Pop - said he was a big supporter of Michael but claimed the film shouldn't 'airbrush out' parts of his life

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4 h. ago Police arrest five after Palestine Action banner is hung from Westminster Bridge as pro

The individuals, aged between fifty and seventy-five, were arrested on the bridge on suspicion of encouraging support for a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

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4 h. ago The moment I knew: I felt a pang of fear – but I knew we were an unbeatable duo

After spying Tom Box at a punk gig, Kate Logan made a Dalek poster to capture his attentionFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesLong before we’d met, I had heard a lot about a guy called Tom Box. I knew he was an Australian living in the South Island of New Zealand. I was in Wellington, and there’d been a few occasions when I’d travelled to the South Island for raves or anarchist conferences where some of the folks had gone to Tom’s place – but I splintered off somewhere else.Then one day, in 2007, I was at a punk gig when a mutual friend said, “Oh, do you know Tom Box? He’s over there. He’s just moved up to Wellington.” There in a sea of black-clad punks, jumping up and down at the front of the mosh pit, was this guy in a pale blue Star Trek uniform. To me, as a person unfamiliar with Star Trek, he looked like he was wearing pyjamas. This was my first vision of him, but we didn’t talk at all that night. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Tony Popovic nears World Cup deadline with negatives piling up for the Socceroos

A callow Australia side confirmed in defeat by Venezuela that the head coach needs his big hitters back before facing Colombia in New York A day before Australian football looked to its past, Tony Popovic sent out a side to face Venezuela focused on its future. Nineteen years and 364 days ago, the Golden Generation defender had been part of the side that defeated Uruguay in a shootout to end 32 years of heartbreak and send the Socceroos back to the promised land. Two decades on, here he was in the dugout of Shell Energy Stadium, tinkering and experimenting before a sixth-straight World Cup for Australia.Popovic had named an XI with three debutants – the most in 12 years – and a player in Nestory Irankunda that hadn’t been born when John Alosi scored that famous penalty. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Millions of Brits 'dream about being pals with dreamboat David Beckham' at night

In a study of 2,000 adults - seven in ten Brits have regular vivid dreams and turning up naked in public, being late for an important meeting and partners’ cheating all made the list of common night visions

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5 h. ago These parrots came to Los Angeles as pets – then went wild. Now scientists are unlocking their mysteries

Once escapees from the pet trade, Los Angeles’s feral parrots have become a vibrant part of city life, and could even aid conservation in their native homelandsA morning mist hung over the palm trees as birds chattered and cars roared by on the streets of Pasadena. It was a scene that evoked a tropical island rather than a bustling city in north-east Los Angeles county.“It feels parrot-y,” says Diego Blanco, a research assistant at Occidental College’s Moore zoology lab, nodding to the verdant flora that surrounds us: tall trees and ornamental bushes with berries. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Palestine Book Awards 2025: Winners Announced in London Ceremony

Palestine Book Awards 2025: Winners Announced in London Ceremony  Middle East Monitor

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5 h. ago Ibrahima Konate drops huge Liverpool transfer hint as he outlines contract decision hopes

Ibrahima Konate has been heavily linked with a move away from Liverpool, with the France international's contract set to expire at the end of the season and Real Madrid hovering

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5 h. ago Met Office weather maps show when snow will hit parts of England in the next few days

Temperatures are expected to drop in the coming days

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5 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel's childhood friend Cleto Escobedo's cause of death revealed

Cleto Escobedo III worked alongside Jimmy Kimmel from the show's inception in 2003, with the TV host sharing his heartbreak following the death of his close friend

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6 h. ago Ibrahima Konate drops new Liverpool contract bombshell with announcement 'very soon'

Ibrahima Konate's future has been the topic of plenty of speculation with the Liverpool defender free to speak to suitors in January unless he signs an extension before then

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6 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: Why is the BBC backing a bitter, biased film that paints British troops as little better than Nazis?

It is shocking, to a British patriot, to learn of some of the unquestioned atrocities which were committed by British troops in Palestine in the 1930s. But the drama itself omits some important things too.

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7 h. ago ATP Finals tennis: Sinner beats De Minaur before Alcaraz faces Auger

Jannik Sinner defeats Alex De Minaur 7-5, 6-2Carlos Alcaraz plays Felix Auger-Aliassime laterGet in touch! Email Katy with your thoughtsFirst set: Sinner 1-1 De Minaur* (*denotes next server)Ooohs and aaaahs from the crowd on a lovely first point, with slicing and dicing and drop shots and lobs and eventually a De Minaur winner, which lands bang on the baseline. Even the Italians are applauding the Australian. “Just another 80 of those will do,” quips Laura Robson on commentary. And look, look: 0-15 morphs into 0-30 and 0-40. Sinner hasn’t been broken this week at all. He fends off the first bp with an unreturned serve; De Minaur slaps into the net on the second. Another snarling serve and it’s deuce. Then advantage Sinner and game. Sinner maintains his perfect record. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Buckingham Palace ‘not told’ about Prince Harry’s trip to meet veterans in Canada

Duke of Sussex’s office said courtiers informed ‘as a courtesy’ but it has emerged they did not receive memo

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7 h. ago Mad Vladimir Putin 'smuggled' calendar model, 17, into palace for 'secret affair'

As Putin continues to wage his war in Ukraine, new details of the dictator's alleged sordid affair with a 17-year-old model have emerged after he 'snuck' her into the Kremlin

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8 h. ago Pope gets New York Knicks basketball jersey as he meets Spike Lee, Monica Bellucci and Kate Blanchett

The pontiff hosted more than 100 actors, directors and producers inside the Apostolic Palace, among them Cate Blanchett , Alison Brie , Judd Apatow and Viggo Mortensen.

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